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Thanks for the info and the caresheet. I've decided to take them back to the store. I put them in a spare ten gallon where it's a little cooler than my big tank. The 55 runs low to mid 80's all summer so I figured that was way too high for them.

http://www.loaches.com/species-index/homaloptera-smithi

I think this is what they are.
As far as the gravel goes I have the smaller smooth pebbles in my tank. I find the gravel at PetSmart to be very rough and has lots of sharp edges. PetCo has some nice smooth gravel though. To tell the truth I ...

I was at PetsInc. today to get some guppies and saw some fish labeled "Lizard Catfish". Now I don't normally buy fish without researching them but since the guy said they wouldn't get much larger and wouldn't eat my fry I went ahead and got two. So now that I've figured out that they are loaches I ...